What’s Next?
Advanced Implementation Support
Susan Pimentel of StandardsWork, Inc.
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
April 1—2, 2014
Purpose
Provide training and technical assistance to state teams
working to implement CCR standards sustainably and at
scale.
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Advanced Implementation
Support
 When: Spring 2015 through 2016 (application in
December 2014)
 For whom: 12 state adult education teams (5 and 7
members each) with state and local program
representation
 Selection process: Through an application process and
meeting certain criteria, such as:
• the ability to form a dedicated implementation team
• a commitment to apply what is learned
• the capacity to extend training to other programs and
instructors in their home jurisdiction
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Three Forms of CCR Support
1. Face-to-face national training workshops
2. Two coaches—one in each discipline—to assist
each team in moving implementation forward
3. Ongoing technical assistance and onsite visits
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Deeper Levels of Engagement
With the Key Advances, Workshop I
 Curriculum: Aligning adult education resources
through application of CCR-specific rubrics and crossteam work and translating CCR standards into aligned
lesson content and instructional practices.
 Process: Team members learn how to use the tools
and innovations, apply them in their programs, and
then roll-out the training (with coach support) to others
across the state.
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Deeper Levels of Engagement
With the Key Advances, Workshop II
 Curriculum: Strengthening instructor assignments
and student work and instituting content-specific
observation protocols to target professional
development.
 Process: Team members learn how to use the tools
and innovations, apply them in their programs, and
then roll-out the training (with coach support) to
others across the state.
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Ongoing Technical Assistance
and Site Visits
 Coaches will work with state teams during and in
between the national workshops to help teams respond
to CCR implementation challenges as they arise.
 Coaches will assist teams in how to best accomplish
statewide implementation.
 Coaches will participate in the planning and delivery of
on-site trainings after each workshop to assist with the
initial roll-out.
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What Are Some of the
Key Benefits?!
Participating state teams will build their capacity to
implement CCR standards through:
1. Professional development models that can be replicated
with other instructors and programs statewide.
2. Tailored training materials and processes.
3. Customized technical assistance.
4. New resources to use in CCR implementation efforts.
5. Opportunities to collaborate with other adult education
programs.
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Questions & Comments
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